Patents by Inventor Robert Terry Kennon

Robert Terry Kennon has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230357006
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to methods, systems, and apparatus arranged and designed for converting non-methane hydrocarbon gases into multiple product gas streams including a predominately hydrogen gas stream and a predominately methane gas steam. Hydrocarbon gas streams are reformed, cracked, or converted into a synthesis gas stream and methane gas stream by receiving a volume of flare gas or other hydrocarbon liquid or gas feed, where the volume of hydrocarbon feed includes a volume of methane and a volume of nonmethane hydrocarbons. The hydrogen contained in the syngas may be separated into a pure hydrogen gas stream. A corresponding gas conversion system can include a super heater to provide a hydrocarbon feed/steam mixture, a heavy hydrocarbon reactor for synthesis gas formation, and a hydrogen separator to recover the hydrogen portion of the synthesis gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Robert Terry Kennon, Dean C. Hoaglan, Scott V. Johnson, Charles Robert Rapier, Karen Lizeth Delfin
  • Patent number: 11718521
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to methods, systems, and apparatus arranged and designed for converting non-methane hydrocarbon gases into multiple product gas streams including a predominately hydrogen gas stream and a predominately methane gas steam. Hydrocarbon gas streams are reformed, cracked, or converted into a synthesis gas stream and methane gas stream by receiving a volume of flare gas or other hydrocarbon liquid or gas feed, where the volume of hydrocarbon feed includes a volume of methane and volume of nonmethane hydrocarbons. The hydrogen contained in the syngas may be separated into a pure hydrogen gas stream. A corresponding gas conversion system can include a super heater to provide a hydrocarbon feed/steam mixture, a heavy hydrocarbon reactor for synthesis gas formation, and a hydrogen separator to recover the hydrogen portion of the synthesis gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: PROTEUM ENERGY, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Terry Kennon, Dean C. Hoaglan, Scott V. Johnson, Charles Robert Rapier, Karen Lizeth Delfin
  • Publication number: 20230002222
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to methods, systems, and apparatus arranged and designed for converting non-methane hydrocarbon gases into multiple product gas streams including a predominately hydrogen gas stream and a predominately methane gas steam. Hydrocarbon gas streams are reformed, cracked, or converted into a synthesis gas stream and methane gas stream by receiving a volume of flare gas or other hydrocarbon liquid or gas feed, where the volume of hydrocarbon feed includes a volume of methane and volume of nonmethane hydrocarbons. The hydrogen contained in the syngas may be separated into a pure hydrogen gas stream. A corresponding gas conversion system can include a super heater to provide a hydrocarbon feed/steam mixture, a heavy hydrocarbon reactor for synthesis gas formation, and a hydrogen separator to recover the hydrogen portion of the synthesis gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Robert Terry Kennon, Dean C. Hoaglan, Scott V. Johnson, Charles Robert Rapier, Karen Lizeth Delfin
  • Patent number: 11505755
    Abstract: A volume of natural gas including a volume of methane and a volume of other alkanes may be cleaned of the other alkanes using a steam reformer system to create synthesis gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: PROTEUM ENERGY, LLC
    Inventors: Jason S. Steill, Adam Smith, Dean C. Hoaglan, Scott V. Johnson, David L. Grottenthaler, Robert Terry Kennon, Michael R. Johnson, Steven K. Eddy, Kenneth Losch, Charles Robert Rapier, Jay K. Neutzler
  • Publication number: 20220009773
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to methods, systems, and apparatus arranged and designed for converting non-methane hydrocarbon gases into multiple product gas streams including a predominately hydrogen gas stream and a predominately methane gas steam. Hydrocarbon gas streams are reformed, cracked, or converted into a synthesis gas stream and methane gas stream by receiving a volume of flare gas or other hydrocarbon liquid or gas feed, where the volume of hydrocarbon feed includes a volume of methane and a volume of non-methane hydrocarbons. The hydrogen contained in the syngas may be separated into a pure hydrogen gas stream. A corresponding gas conversion system can include a super heater to provide a hydrocarbon feed/steam mixture, a heavy hydrocarbon reactor for synthesis gas formation, and a hydrogen separator to recover the hydrogen portion of the synthesis gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Robert Terry Kennon, Dean C. Hoaglan, Scott V. Johnson, Charles Robert Rapier, Karen Lizeth Delfin
  • Publication number: 20210071098
    Abstract: A volume of natural gas including a volume of methane and a volume of other alkanes may be cleaned of the other alkanes using a steam reformer system to create synthesis gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Jason S. Steill, Adam Smith, Dean C. Hoaglan, Scott V. Johnson, David L. Grottenthaler, Robert Terry Kennon, Michael R. Johnson, Steven K. Eddy, Kenneth Losch, Charles Robert Rapier, Jay K. Neutzler
  • Patent number: 10870810
    Abstract: A volume of natural gas including a volume of methane and a volume of other alkanes may be cleaned of the other alkanes using a steam reformer system to create synthesis gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: PROTEUM ENERGY, LLC
    Inventors: Jason S. Steill, Adam Smith, Dean C. Hoaglan, Scott V. Johnson, David L. Grottenthaler, Robert Terry Kennon, Michael R. Johnson, Steven K. Eddy, Kenneth Losch, Charles Robert Rapier, Jay K. Neutzler
  • Publication number: 20190024003
    Abstract: A volume of natural gas including a volume of methane and a volume of other alkanes may be cleaned of the other alkanes using a steam reformer system to create synthesis gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Jason S. Steill, Adam Smith, Dean C. Hoaglan, Scott V. Johnson, David L. Grottenthaler, Robert Terry Kennon, Michael R. Johnson, Steven K. Eddy, Kenneth Losch, Charles Robert Rapier, Jay K. Neutzler